Three poems on the lives of women in Afghanistan
Suffering in silence: The poetry of Parwana Fayyaz
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Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners. Anticipating the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, in November, we've chosen to give voice to people who are...
Call for Afghan actors, writers and film-makers to be given safe passage
More than 80 luminaries from the world of film and theatre have written an open letter to The Times
Sharing the stories that need to be told
Index’s CEO looks ahead to this weekend’s Freedom of Expression Awards
“We made promises to the people of Afghanistan”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="117302" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][vc_column_text]Yesterday I met with my local Afghani community. I left in tears. Their stories of heartbreak, of worry for their friends and families and their...
Afghan journalists facing an impossible choice under the Taliban
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For five days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban insurgency, Mariam (not her real name) didn’t leave her house. As a professional athlete, this was very unusual. However, 23-year-old Mariam is also one of the...
Why we must not change the channel
The news from countries around the globe is appalling but we need to bear witness
Afghanistan: Journalists in the firing line
As Western forces leave the country, the free press faces a uncertain future under the Taliban
It is women who are paying the ultimate price for their beliefs
Young protestors and reporters have given their lives in the past week in Myanmar and Afghanistan
Leading Nepal editor speaks out about independent media facing censorship in South Asia
After 29 years of circulation, Himal Southasian, which claims to be the only analytical and regional news magazine for South Asia, will cease to publish as of November 2016.